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    "id": 133842,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/133842/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "August 18, 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2672 The Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important vote. First, let me take this opportunity to thank and commend the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and members of staff, led by the Permanent Secretary for a job well done. I think this is one of the best Budgets that have been read in this House. Why am I saying this? If you look at the main thrust of the Budget, you will see that it was an economic self-reliance Budget. In other words, he wanted to make constituencies to be self-reliant. He wanted to make constituencies the basis of economic development in this country. To me, this is the best way of counteracting the evil spirit of majimbo . With the thrust of the constituencies being the basis of economic development, the Budget has penetrated each constituency. Various stimuli were given, for example, the recruitment of teachers. I would like to commend the Minister for Education because I have seen an advertisement in the newspapers. I would also like to see the Minister for Medical Services advertise employment of medical staff, particularly the nurses so that they can be sent to the constituencies. I am saying this because I would like him to go a step further. Already he should have declared that all constituencies become districts and all districts become local authorities. To me, this is the best ugatuzi that you can ever get and we will get rid of the majimbo debate because this will be an economically viable set up. This is because whenever you talk about “ majimbo” the implication in this country is that you are saying that some people should be evicted from where they live. That is what goes on in the mind of every Kenyan when you mention the word “ majimbo .”"
}